The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-03-19

Loans tds'h .9tdtt AS iGhtIhtat NV
cietv held session in New Orleans
on Feburary 10. aud passed the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That all papers in the
State are requested to published
the address prepared by the Com
mittee to the agriculturists Of the
State.
ADDRESS.
A convention Of the farmers Of the
State Of Louisiana met in January
last in Baton Rouge aud formed a
State Agricultural Society.
The executive committee of that
society met in the city Of New Or
leans upon the 10Th inst, and APP
pointed the undersigned committee
to Issue and address to the people
OF the State, setting forth the oh
jects Of our organization. and max.
Ing an appeal for co operation.
The ol,ject Of the State Agricnl.
tural Society is to foster and adyan-
ce all agricultural interests, iucIud
ing farming, gardening, stock-rals-
ing. dairving, frult-growing. etc.
When we consider how depressed
is the situation of the farmer a,
present, and how rich our soil and
favorable our climate. it certainly
seems that our condition is snscepti,
ble Of Improvement. Where can
this Improvement come except from
ourselves?
We, therefore. appeal to YOU to
unite in an effort to improve, by Or
ganIzation, discussion and study
the fortunes OF our State. II hy
confning ourselves to the staple
crops of cotton, sngar and rice we
have rot achieved prosperity, may
not a disetsiGcation of crops and
pursuits, Or improved aud intensive
methods Of cultivation open TO us
a great future? Nature has bounti:
fully contributed a fertile soil and
a climate where most of the agri-
cultural crops and grasses grow in
perfection. and it is certainly within
the range of possibility to utilize
them by intelligent, new methods
and the many Influences that result
from combined study and organlza-
ton. s..a
We, therefore, urge upon you in
your respective parishes TO organize
farmers climbs and associations, as
we believe that the methods that
have proved so successful In other
States will benefit US.
Remember. that farmers associa-
tions abound in onr sister States
just in proportion to their prospcrI-
tv. Thus, the richest States have
the most of these associations. and
the poorest have the least, and if
they are hcneticent to prosperity,
what a blessing may they not be-
come TO our poverty?
The plan OF our State AgrIcn'tur-
al society calls upon Tie people to
organize locally. and when crgan-
lied these LEGAL organizations will
send delegates to a State annual
convention, and ihus home fulc and
local views and interests will attain
the fullest development.
This is an earnest attempt to
| organize the farmers of the State,
and the opportunity is now offered
TO you to consult anl confer TO
gether, in order that Independence
and prosperity may revlvily the
| State
The next annual State convention
of the State Agricultural Society
will meet III Shreveport on the fourth
Wednesday in January in 1888, and
we earnestly hone that each parish
| in the State will he represented
there hy delegates from agricultural
associations organized within Its
limits.
JAMES. JEFFRTEs. Rapides:
II. G. STRiSGFaLLow. Red River;
! VIM. KoBsoN. Casido;
JOHN \ WHITE. Sr, East Fellclana;
II. {. K EMPER, Avoycl'os;
". e.. s.TuBEs. the X. & u
College;
J. h. BRENT. Ascension:
Committee ou Aditess.